据为己有

據為己有

jùwéi-jǐyǒu

idiom #19,235

Meanings

1 to take possession of
2 to appropriate for oneself

Characters

to occupy; to seize

to have; possession

Seize as one's own possession

Examples

他把公司的钱据为己有。

Tā bǎ gōngsī de qián jùwéi-jǐyǒu.

He appropriated the company's money for himself.

不能把别人的东西据为己有。

Bùnéng bǎ biérén de dōngxi jùwéi-jǐyǒu.

You can't take other people's things as your own.

Tips

grammar

Often used with 把: 把...据为己有. The structure emphasizes illegally or improperly claiming something that belongs to others.

Stroke Order

据 jù

为 wéi

己 jǐ

有 yǒu